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Definition of forfeiture : 1. That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct.
2. The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.

Synonyms:

forfeit, ritual killing, sacrifice

dispossession, depletion, privation, expropriation, exhaustion, debit, dissolution, attrition, deprivation, dissipation, setback, erosion, divestiture, decrease, shrinkage, loss, ruin, decrement

giving up, relinquishment

infraction, noncompliance, bad faith, violation, neglect, evasion, disobedience, transgression, infringement, omission

burden, penalty, discipline, premium, retribution, abatement, chastisement, fine, judgment, punishment, encumbrance, discount, handicap, correction, deduction, drawback

distress, confinement, revenge, price, persecution, agony, imprisonment, affliction, crucifixion, execution, torture, payment, incarceration, anguish, verdict, reprisal, sentence, castigation

Usage examples:

• I can teach the secret to no one without losing it myself, for the oath I swore to the sage who taught me forbids me to impart it to another under pain of forfeiture. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
• But, in spite of this warning, Lord Melbourne refused to advise the Queen to insert a statement of the Prince's religion in her speech, though it was by no means superfluous on such an occasion, since, if he were a Roman Catholic, a marriage with him would have incurred a forfeiture of the crown. - "The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860", Charles Duke Yonge.
• I will explain this circumstance, which ought to have obtained for me the consolation and assistance of the First Consul rather than the forfeiture of his favour. - "The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton.